My daughter will be 3 weeks old on Sunday and I’ve been battling mastitis since last Sunday. I’ve been exclusively pumping which is extremely hard when your home alone and can’t pump when you’re due to. I saw my midwife on Wednesday and got antibiotics which I have been taking religiously and I still have a fever and feel like all around crap. And I feel bad for my husband because this is taking over our lives. I can’t unclog these stupid milk ducts and I’m in so much pain. I currently have cabbage leaves on my breasts which made me feed a tad better earlier but I just woke up and took my temp and it’s 103.4, which is the highest it’s been since last Sunday. I don’t think this is worth it, I can’t be a good momma or wife when I feel like this. I have been putting so much on my husband so I can try and get rest since the midwife said I also needed that.

I ordered sunflower lecithin, which is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I’ve read that if you take a pill every hour for 4 hours, it clears the clog and taking it daily after that can prevent them. Does anyone have experience with that? Did it work for you? I have tried massage, vibration, heat compress, I even had my husband suck some of it out. Nothing is working and it’s just getting worse!